The municipalities of the Sierra de Guadarrama add to the challenge "kilometers for diabetes"

The Diabetes Madrid Association (ADM) and the Diabetescero Foundation have held a working meeting with the mayors of El Boalo-Cerceda and Mataelpino, Los Molinos and Cercedilla, Javier de los Nietos, Antonio Coello and Luis Miguel Peña, on behalf of the municipalitiesof the Sierra de Guadarrama integrated into the Sierra de Guadarrama Development Association (Adesgam, where the municipalities of Alpedrete, Becerril de la Sierra, El Boalo-Cerceda-Mataelpino, Cercedilla, Medium Collado, Guadarrama, Hoyo de Manzanares, Los Molinos, Los Molinos,Manzanares El Real, Miraflores de la Sierra, Moralzarzal, Navacerrada and Soto del Real) to publicize Spain for diabetes.

This is a solidarity, vindictive and institutional event that began on September 12 in Écija (Seville) and will end in Madrid on November 14 coinciding with World Diabetes Day (www.kilomerosporladiabetes.org).More than 30 entities have signed a manifesto that has been delivered to the mayors, in which it is clearly advocated by prevention, early diagnosis, diabetological education and research.

training sessions

Virtual training sessions and early detection campaigns will be held throughout the month of November, coinciding with World Diabetes Day.Along these lines, the promoters of the meeting and the municipalities of the Sierra de Guadarrama will celebrate the month of diabetes in November, organizing four training (virtual) sessions that contemplate diabetes and educational field, local corporations, older and lastdedicated to families.

Thus insisted Antonio Coello, vice president of Adesgam and mayor of Los Molinos, who served as host of the meeting, said that “it is essentialfamilies ".

As for type 2 diabetes, being preventable, they highlighted the need to act on healthy prevention and life habits.For the mayor of Cercedilla, Luis Miguel Peña, "the Sierra de Guadarrama is an ideal scenario for sport, walking, running ... enjoying nature and taking care of our health and a disease such as diabetes."

"The Sierra de Guadarrama, due to its location and natural values, is an ideal place to work on the awareness and improvement of diabetes, advancing with Adesgam and all its public and private associates towards a" healthy Guadarrama mountain range, "said thePresident of Adesgam and mayor of El Boalo, Cerceda and Mataelpino, Javier de los Nietos.

Pilar Martínez Gimeno, ADM president has pointed out that “we want to give voice to diabetes and people with diabetes since it is a pandemic disease.We want visibility and mobilize institutions.That every day is spoken of diabetes. ”For Paula Casado, representative of the Diabetescero Foundation, “we cannot allow ourselves to let the young talents who work in research for the cure of type1 diabetes go.Spain can and should be a leader.You have to ensure a item of the budgets for this purpose. ”

The initiative is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, 2030 Agenda, which pursue equality between people, protect the planet and ensure prosperity.Adesgam unequivocally represents the need to work together with alliances among all and bet on a sustainable development model.

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